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Darfur attack kills peacekeepers

Monday 1st of October 2007, 4:12
related countries: Sudan

Ten soldiers die and another 50 are missing after a powerful rebel force raids an African Union base in Darfur.
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Ecuador president claims poll win

Monday 1st of October 2007, 5:34
related countries: Ecuador

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa claims victory in polls for a new assembly he wants to transform the country.
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Japan begins post office reform

Monday 1st of October 2007, 5:43
related countries: Japan

Japan begins the long process of privatising its huge post office, after years of political wrangling.
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Afghan clash 'kills 20 militants'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 6:19
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

More than 20 militants die in fighting with troops in southern Afghanistan, US-led coalition forces say.
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New Zealand call to Maori expats

Monday 1st of October 2007, 6:27
related countries: Australia, New Zealand

New Zealand's government launches a drive to urge Maori expatriates living in Australia to return home.
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Six dead in Assam 'rebel attacks'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 7:11
related countries: India
related places: At

At least six people are killed and more than 30 hurt in attacks in India's troubled state of Assam.
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India and Pakistan in trade boost

Monday 1st of October 2007, 7:40
related countries: Pakistan, India

India and Pakistan boost trade ties with a truck carrying goods across the border for the first time in 60 years.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka v England

Monday 1st of October 2007, 8:21
related countries: United Kingdom

England go 1-0 down in their five-match one-day series with Sri Lanka after a 119-run defeat in Dambulla.
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Iraq violent death rates 'plunge'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 9:33
related countries: Iraq

Fewer than half the number of Iraqi civilians died violently last month than in August, the government says.
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Shock at SA lion murder acquittal

Monday 1st of October 2007, 9:35
related countries: South Africa

The family of a farm worker fed to lions in South Africa is shocked after the murder conviction is quashed.
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Top Islamabad police 'suspended'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 10:15
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

The two top policemen in the Pakistani capital are suspended over handling of anti-government violence.
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Suicide bomb kills 15 in Pakistan

Monday 1st of October 2007, 10:20
related countries: Pakistan

A suicide bomber in a burka kills 15 people at a police checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Kasparov to stand for president

Monday 1st of October 2007, 10:59
related countries: Russia

Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov is chosen to be a candidate in next year's Russian presidential election.
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Japan PM sets out policy agenda

Monday 1st of October 2007, 11:10
related countries: Indian Ocean, India, Japan

New PM Yasuo Fukuda backs Japan's naval mission in the Indian Ocean in his first speech to parliament.
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Heavy army presence in Rangoon

Monday 1st of October 2007, 11:27
related countries: Burma

Thousands of heavily armed soldiers patrol Rangoon, with no sign of further anti-government protests.
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Egyptian editor's trial adjourned

Monday 1st of October 2007, 11:59
related countries: Egypt

The trial of a controversial Egyptian newspaper editor accused of undermining national security is adjourned.
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ANC leadership contest kicks off

Monday 1st of October 2007, 11:59
related countries: South Africa

The ANC begins the process of choosing its new leader who is almost certain to be South Africa's next president.
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Cricket: Kallis hits top form in Karachi

Monday 1st of October 2007, 12:07
related countries: South Africa

Jacques Kallis hits 118 not out in South Africa's formidable 294-3 on day one of the first Test
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Hair 'hell' over forfeited Test

Monday 1st of October 2007, 12:51
related countries: Pakistan, United Kingdom

Umpire Darrell Hair says his life has been made hell since the 2006 forfeited Test between England and Pakistan.
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Syria conference conditions set

Monday 1st of October 2007, 14:08
related countries: Syria, United States

Syria's leader says he will not attend a US-sponsored peace conference unless his concerns are addressed.
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Kenyan leader seeks re-election

Monday 1st of October 2007, 14:37
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's president launches his re-election campaign with the strengthening economy at centre-stage.
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Orange Ukraine eyes poll victory

Monday 1st of October 2007, 14:57
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's Orange Revolution allies are poised to take power in closely fought general election.
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Banks reveal US mortgage losses

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:04
related countries: United States

Some of the world's biggest banks reveal extensive losses in relation to bad investments in risky US home loans.
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Thai coup general quits position

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:13
related countries: Thailand

The leader of last year's coup in Thailand resigns as head of the powerful Council for National Security.
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F1: Alonso wants Hamilton split

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:18
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Fernando Alonso says he would rather not continue alongside Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next year, and has been offered his old spot back by Renault.
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AU attack blamed on Darfur rebels

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:33
related countries: Nigeria

The Nigerian commander of the new Darfur peacekeeping force blames rebels for the deadly attack on an AU base.
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Euro bursts to fresh dollar high

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:37
related countries: United States

The US dollar falls further against the euro before rallying in later trade in New York.
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Cricket: England defeated

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:54
related countries: Sri Lanka, United Kingdom
related places: Dambulla

England go 1-0 down in their five-match one-day series with Sri Lanka after a 119-run defeat in Dambulla.
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Israel frees West Bank detainees

Monday 1st of October 2007, 15:56
related countries: Israel

Israel frees 60 Palestinians, mainly from Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, but another 30 remain in jail.
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Vienna 'embassy bombing' foiled

Monday 1st of October 2007, 16:00
related countries: Austria, United States
related places: Vienna

Austrian police say they have arrested a man who dropped a bag containing explosives near the US embassy in Vienna.
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Police 'failure' in Menezes death

Monday 1st of October 2007, 17:07
related countries: United Kingdom, Botswana
related places: London

Police killed Jean Charles de Menezes and risked the lives of others on a Tube train, a court hears.
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Burmese monks 'to be sent away'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 17:08
related countries: Burma

Thousands of Burmese monks are to be sent to prisons in the far north of the country, sources tell the BBC.
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Zimbabwe 'running out of bread'

Monday 1st of October 2007, 17:08
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's bakeries run out of flour as reports suggest it is increasingly difficult to get hold of bread.
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Ukraine probes ballot count delay

Monday 1st of October 2007, 20:34
related countries: Ukraine

Ukraine's president demands an urgent investigation into vote-counting delays after Sunday's general election.
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Acquittals in Canada blood trial

Monday 1st of October 2007, 21:49
related countries: Canada, United States

A Canadian judge acquits four doctors and a US drug firm of criminal negligence in a tainted blood scandal.
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Volcano erupts on Red Sea island

Monday 1st of October 2007, 22:02
related countries: Yemen

Rescuers search for survivors after a volcanic eruption on a tiny Red Sea island off Yemen kills at least four.
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